Cherry-Evans ices the cake for the Manly side tonight! Smith's arm was hit out of dummy half by Glenn Stewart and the pass was knocked on by Finch before DCE put boot to ball and won the race to the line. Lyon again misses the conversion.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 28-8

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VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Manly try.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24-8

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Justin O'Neill receives attention after wearing an accidental knee in the back from Justin Horo.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24-8

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Brett Stewart in the rooms with ice on a hamstring.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24-8

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DCE comes up with a great kick which slows play down. Melbourne scrum.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24-8

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Finch kicks for O'Neill but Williams and Stewart are there to defuse the situation.

Justin O'Neill scores the try for the Storm after some scrappy play where Slater and Stewart got mixed up. The try was scored a distance away from where the contact happened, so the try was the correct ruling. Smith misses from the sideline.

Brett Stewart notches up try number two and ensures the Eagles will win tonight. Again it was the right side for Manly doing the damage as Glenn Stewart and Daly Cherry-Evans combined to throw the ball out the back to Stewart who stepped off his right foot to beat Slater. Lyon misses from adjacent to the uprights.

Sisa Waqa scores a crucial try for the Storm. Smith and Cronk combined to send Slater back in behind the markers. Slater kicked with his left foot for his winger who won the race to the ball. Smith's conversion fades across the face.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-4

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Rose passes to Fa'aoso who puts it down.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-0

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Chambers is bundled into touch as the Manly defence slid across. Manly scrum.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-0

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PENALTY Melbourne. Manly throw the ball around on the last in some scrappy play and Lyon gets himself accidentally offside.

Williams crosses in the corner for another Manly try! Foran's kick was batted back into the arms of Glenn Stewart who passed to Cherry-Evans who sent Williams over. Lyon again misses to the right from the sideline.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 16-0

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VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Manly try.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0

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PENALTY Manly. Matai was dragged over the sideline in the one motion before the referees ruled the tackle was complete.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0

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Smith again comes up with another error. Manly scrum.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0

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PENALTY Storm. Stewart takes Slater high after he juggled the ball.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0

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PENALTY Storm. Williams bundles Slater over again as the fullback tried to get back up to play the ball.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0

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Great scrambling defence from Manly and Brett Stewart and O'Neill is bundled into touch.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0

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Great effort from Foran and Matai to hold Proctor up over the line.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0

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PENALTY Melbourne. Manly markers not square.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0

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Forward pass the ruling but it didn't look it. A break for the Storm.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0

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Smith puts the ball down and Manly head off for the prize, but the refs have called it back.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0

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PENALTY Melbourne. Symonds with a hand on the ball.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0

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Foran kicks towards the wing of Hiku but Waqa comes up with a good catch. 20m restart.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0

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Cherry-Evans with a perfectly weighted kick into the in-goal. O'Neill takes the ball, but Williams forces the dropout.

Stewart crosses for another try at Brooky! Foran passed on the outside to Cherry-Evans who found Glenn Stewart on a straight-running line. As Slater came across, Stewart found his brother in support to cross beside the posts. Lyon adds the extras.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-0

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VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Manly try.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

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PENALTY Manly. Chambers holding down.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

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Smith's kick out of dummy half trickles dead.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

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Foran short pass to Horo is knocked on. Melbourne ball.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

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Lawrence bursts into the back field.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

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Foran kicks to the corner where Slater picks up the ball and is tackled.

Williams opens the scoring early tonight! Cherry-Evans fired a perfect ball onto the outside into the hands of Lyon who drew the defenders to send Williams over in the corner. Lyon shanks the kick to the right.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

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Buhrer is helped from the field with the early diagnosis a rib cartilege injury.

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Replays suggest Buhrer was twisted in the tackle. Nothing appeared too sinister in it.

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Buhrer is slow to his feet.

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Mistake from Bromwich early. Manly on the attack!

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We're underway!

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And the big Brookvale Oval crowd welcome Jamie Lyon and the Eagles onto Fortress Brooky. We're all set for kickoff!

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Cameron Smith leads the Storm out and they go to the northern end of Brookvale Oval where they will receive the ball first tonight.

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Fulltime in the Holden Cup and Manly have registered a 30-18 win over the Storm.

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TEAM CHANGES for the Manly side - Peta Hiku replaces Jorge Taufua on the wing and Brent Kite returns in the front row, pushing George Rose back to the bench.

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Good evening footy fans and welcome to the Battle of Brookvale version 3 between the Manly Sea Eagles and Melbourne Storm. In team news the visitors are as per program. Awaiting confirmation from the Eagles.